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Jeff Anton Unhappy After Finishing Adirondack Twenty-First
Beaver Falls, N.Y. (July 26, 2008) - Jeff Anton prides himself on being a
clean driver when he races in the NASCAR Camping World East Series races.
He's been able to improve his finishes...

Jeff Anton Unhappy After Finishing Adirondack Twenty-First

Beaver Falls, N.Y. (July 26, 2008) - Jeff Anton prides himself on being a
clean driver when he races in the NASCAR Camping World East Series races.
He's been able to improve his finishes in many races by letting other
drivers make mistakes and avoiding being involved in their messes. His
luck wasn't with him in the eighth race of the season, the Edge Hotel 150
at Adirondack International Speedway, as he got removed from a top-ten
finish on the last lap, sent spinning with a resulting 21st place finish.

"I'm disappointed with how everyone drives in this series," said the
driver of the No. 30 Engineered Floors, Inc./Fast Track Medical Response
Chevrolet. "Some guys here need to go back to Racing 101."

Coming off a race where Anton ran in the top five before a flat tire took
him out of contention, Anton came to the upstate New York track looking
for redemption. After qualifying fourteenth, the Russell, Massachusetts
driver was ready for a good race on the circular half-mile track.

The first half of the Edge Hotel 150 was relatively caution-free, aside
from an hour-long stoppage for a passing rain shower and resulting track
drying necessary. After halfway, the race was more frequently punctuated
by yellow flags, though none involved Anton. He stayed out of trouble and
ran as high as eighth place. He was tenth lining up for the final restart
and could have had a good finish after a long race, but he was spun out
in turn three and sent high on the track as the checkered flag flew. He
could only watch as the field went by, sending him to 21st.

"Our car was real good on long runs," he said. "We worked our way up,
doing what we always do by running a clean race but that's hard to do
when everyone else out there is trying to knock each other out of the
way.

"I'm getting tired of it," Anton continued. "The sad thing is that nobody
seems to be learning anything from these kinds of races. Every race, the
same cars are wrecking. The only difference is who they take with them
when they wreck."

Anton can look forward to going back to one of his best tracks after a
couple of weeks off. When the Camping World Series resumes, it will do so
at Lime Rock Park, the road course in northwest Connecticut. In last
year's running, Anton had his best ever result in series competition,
getting a third place finish.